Norfleet is a Democratic stronghold. About 75% of voters here vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Norfleet typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Norfleet, ~53% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Norfleet compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Norfleet leans more Democratic than 48 of 59 neighbors.
Norfleet runs about 53 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Norfleet is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Norfleet. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+67) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 53 points.
Why Norfleet leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Norfleet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 83% of residents in Norfleet are Black or African American, about 65 points above the North Carolina average of 18%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in Norfleet have never been married, above 92% of cities. Norfleet runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Norfleet, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Norfleet looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Norfleet is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 12 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Roxobel, NC D+50
- Scotland Neck, NC D+39
- Kelford, NC D+51
- Woodville, NC D+57
- Rich Square, NC D+32
- Eagletown, NC D+25
- Palmyra, NC D+10
- Lewiston Woodville, NC D+64
- Hobgood, NC D+11
- Tillery, NC D+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dudley, TX R+74
- Dry Valley, NV R+64
- Silverdale, MN R+33
- Chapel Hill, AL D+13
- Loyalton, SD R+65
- Woodlake, KY R+34
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.